All three Baltic countries now led by women, as Silina becomes Latvia PM
Evika Silina asked to be judged by her achievements, as she became Latvia’s new prime minister and its second-ever female premier...
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Rail Baltica’s Latvian section may soar four times over budget – state TV report
A section of the Rail Baltica rail project connecting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania faces a significant cost escalation, potentially reaching up...
CEE insurance sector grows by over 10%
The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) insurance market reached a total of EUR 12.5bn by the end of the first quarter...
RRF deadline prompts flurry of applications from CEE countries
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania were among the 13 EU member states to request loans...
E-Estonia rakes in tax revenue, ready for revamp
In the first half of 2023, businesses owned by Estonian e-residents contributed EUR 37.7mn in tax revenue, a 57% increase compared...
Kallas on brink over husband’s Russia links
Pressure to resign is building on Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas amid revelations that her husband part-owns a company that is...
Poland rapidly emerging as CEE powerhouse, top UK researcher reports
The emerging economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are closing in on their Western neighbours thanks to the emergence of...
Poland, Czechia host most Ukrainians in CEE
Poland and Czechia are the leading countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for offering temporary protection status to Ukrainian refugees, according to...
CEE foreign policy experts warn US, EU on Serbia
Foreign affairs parliamentary committee chairs from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries including Czechia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are amongst...
Baltic states unplug from Russian grid
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia agreed on Thursday 3 August to decouple from Russia's BRELL power grid by February 2025, in order...
Sanctions cannot bring Russia to its knees – MOL CEO
Only 6% of Ukrainian diesel imports come from Hungary, the head of Hungarian energy giant MOL said at a conference on...
Hungary tops EU inflation list for June
The top 11 inflation rates in the EU were in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries in June 2023, according to...
Bulgarian fintech unicorn Payhawk opens Vilnius office
Payment management platform Payhawk - Bulgaria's only unicorn - has opened a new office in Vilnius, Lithuania, it announced on Monday,...
US, Germany, cautious at NATO summit, as Lithuania backs Ukraine membership path
The leaders of Ukraine and Lithuania were left frustrated at the alliance’s summit in Vilnius on July 11-12, despite NATO Secretary...
NATO chief announces 8.3% hike in defence spending, ahead of major Vilnius summit
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda held a joint press conference on Monday, 10 July, the day...
CEE leaders react to Russian revolt
An apparent attempted coup d'etat led by the head of a mercenary group in Russia over the weekend set off emergency...
Austria, Estonia, Croatia high on organic farmland rankings
Austria (26%) and Estonia (23%) had the EU’s highest proportions of organic land within their total utilised agricultural area (UAA) in...
Poland EU’s best performing economy in Q1
Poland outstretched all of its EU peers for growth in the first quarter of 2023, the bloc's official statistics office Eurostat...
EU youth unemployment lowest since 2009
Only 4.48 million EU citizens aged 15 to 29 found themselves unemployed last year, according to the latest data from the...
Czechia, Hungary, Estonia top for employment in CEE – Eurostat report
Estonia had the highest employment rate in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) of 81.9% in 2022, according to the recently released...